2009年8月27日 星期四

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What do you love


A color? A feeling? A way of living? The view from your bedroom window? Having all your spices in order? You know what you're passionate about and what works for you. That makes you the best person to design your home.

"You" is the secret ingredient that gives your home that little something extra.

Start with what you have, like moving your sofa a new spot. The add a colorful rug, a new chair or some storage. Done! The reward is instant.



in order
有秩序,整齊

1. keep…in order 把…整理好
2. arrange things in order 把東西收拾整齊
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passionate

(a.) 熱情的, 情慾強烈的, 易怒的
1. She smothered him with passionate kisses. 她熱情的吻得使他透不過氣來.
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works for you
在這裡不是指"幫妳工作",引伸成"對妳有幫助的"或是"對妳有用的"。哈,我不太會翻

1. Any method is all right if it works for you.
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ingredient

(n.) 成分,材料;構成要素
1. What are the ingredients of the cake? 這蛋糕是用哪些原料做成的?
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storage
(n.) 貯藏,保管,存放
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extra
(n.) 額外的[特別的]東西
(a.) 額外的,臨時附加的,特別的
1. extra time 額外時間
extra-也可以當一個字根,下面老師要偷偷複製別人的說明:P
ET兩個字母就是取自英文單字extraterrestrial,來自地球以外的。字首extra(外部的)加上表示領域、區域或地方的TERRITORY字首 TERR(領域)而成。而你熟悉的extraordinary"特別的","奇異的",或是"出類拔萃的",同樣也是出身於字首extra,加上表示普通的單字ordinary,就形成了extraordinary這個"非常優秀的"字彙。 (原文)
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reward
(n.) 酬勞,獎賞 (也可以當動詞)
1. in reward for 作為…的獎賞
有一個跟reward很類似的單字,叫做award (n.) 獎,舉凡大大小小的獎都是用這個字,比如說:Emmy award 艾美獎. a Grammy award 葛萊美獎.
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instant
(a.) 即時的,緊急的
1. an instant remedy 緊急補救措施
2. instant coffee. 即溶咖啡.
(n.) 即時,瞬間
1. in an instant 立即,馬上
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It's the bits and pieces that tell you you're home.
我最喜歡這句了,哈,家裡總是有那麼一些小東西讓知道妳自己身在家裡!
Home is the most important playground(遊樂場).

A private space for you and 30 of your favorite sweaters(毛衣).

Turning moring rush hour into quality time.
哈,這句我也喜歡,這就是我嚮往的早晨,雖然我不早起的。

Is exactly what it's intended for...living in
intended (a.) 為…打算(或設計)的
The book is intended for children. 這本書是為兒童寫的。

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